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SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting another man with a sharp object along River Valley Road and fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n
Following a police chase, the suspect’s car collided with another vehicle and overturned.<\/p>\n
Police said on Saturday (Nov 7) that they were alerted to the assault at about 8.35pm on Friday.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations found that the suspect had allegedly attacked a 34-year-old man with a sharp object before fleeing the scene in his vehicle.<\/p>\n
The victim suffered injuries and was taken conscious to hospital.<\/p>\n
At about 12.05am on Saturday, police officers patrolling along Tessensohn Road spotted the suspect’s vehicle and signalled for him to stop.<\/p>\n
However, the man did not comply and sped off, the police said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers pursued the vehicle, which subsequently collided with another car and overturned at the junction of Race Course Road and Birch Road,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old driver of the other car and his two female passengers, aged between 26 and 42, were taken conscious to hospital.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested at the scene.<\/p>\n
He is expected to be charged in court on Saturday with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means and failing to provide a breath specimen.<\/p>\n
The offence of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, caning or a combination of these punishments.<\/p>\n
Failure to provide a breath specimen carries a fine of between S$1,000 and S$5,000, or a jail term of up to six months.<\/p>\n
The man will also be investigated for dangerous driving causing hurt.<\/p>\n
“The police have zero tolerance for such brazen acts of violence and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law,” police said.<\/p>\n
They also reminded motorists to comply with lawful instructions from police officers and abide by traffic laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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